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Our Plugs-Nonprofit update & Welcome Neptune XXI

May 26, 2025 admin 0

Our Plug, LLC was established to ensure small businesses are given the opportunity to grow and thrive in a constantly changing environment. We would love to have your business join our directory. Advertising space is ridiculously expensive. Especially for startup […]

From Headlines to Hollywood: Shannon Lanier’s Leap of Faith

April 10, 2025 admin 0

By Staff Shannon Lanier is a man of many talents—a respected news anchor, passionate actor, devoted husband, and loving father. Known for delivering hard-hitting stories with authenticity and poise, Lanier is now turning heads on the big screen with his […]

Just Keep Living…But Maybe Not Here?

March 14, 2025 admin 0

By Lisa Bennett I remember always complaining as a child about my grandparents wanting to watch the news on our one TV when I wanted to watch something a bit more entertaining. Now that I am just shy of 60, […]

The Black Star Network-2023 Year In Review, 2024 Year Preview

December 31, 2023 admin 0

The Black Star Network Since it’s the last Friday of the year, we’ll look at some of the biggest stories in 2023. We’ll also preview what we can expect in the new year from Congress, the Supreme Court, and the […]

Minority Business Advocate and Publisher Sunny Ezeji (September 28, 1956 – November 2, 2023)

November 10, 2023 admin 0

Sunday I. Ezeji, better known as “Sunny” passed away on November 2, 2023 at the age of 68. He was a mentor to many minority business owners over the years and was a beautiful soul that would help anybody that […]

Black-Owned News App Hayti Launches the Largest Aggregation of Black Podcasters in History

May 25, 2023 admin 0

DURHAM, NC (May 24, 2023) –Hayti, the leading Black-owned news aggregation app that pulls content solely from Black publishers, announced today that it is officially the largest source of podcasts led by Black hosts. Hayti is cementing its legacy as […]

Civil Rights Groups Issue Joint Statement to FCC, Supporting Deal for Media Diversity

May 16, 2023 admin 0

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, NAN, NUL, and Unidos US Encourage FCC to Vote on Standard General’s Acquisition of TEGNA A diverse caucus of the nation’s oldest and largest Civil Rights organizations have come together, with one voice, to […]

On the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, AFSCME launches I AM Story podcast

April 26, 2023 admin 0

By AFSCME President, Lee Saunders Over five episodes released this spring, the podcast will cover the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, the struggles that sanitation workers continue to face today and the lasting cultural impact of the strike. Washington, DC […]

A Nation’s Air Quality Divided: New Report Reveals Growing Disparities in Exposure to Air Pollution

April 25, 2023 admin 0

‘State of the Air’ report finds that major differences exist between air pollution exposures for white people and people of color CHICAGO – (April 21, 2023) – The American Lung Association’s new “State of the Air” report finds that nearly […]

Black Voices are Speaking Out, but Are they Being Heard?

April 20, 2023 admin 0

Cedric Richmond is the Latest National Black Voice to Appeal to the FCC in Support of Standard General’s Acquisition of TEGNA and Diversity in Media Ownership By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Cedric Richmond, former Congressman (LA-2), former chair of […]

A car drives through the flooded street during heavy rain in Miami, Florida, on April 12, 2023. CHANDAN KHANNA/BENZINGA

Flash Flood Emergency Reported In Fort Lauderdale As Heavy Rain Drenches South Florida

April 14, 2023 zenger.news Comments Off

A stormy period forecast for the southeast United States began on Wednesday, as a flash flooding emergency hit South Florida
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Growing Environmental Justice Concerns Surround Proposed Rail Merger

March 14, 2023 admin 0

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – It’s an unfortunate truth that over the course of our nation’s history, progress has often come at the expense of Black and other racial minority communities. From heavy manufacturing to busy rail lines, too […]

Millicent Gorham the New CEO of Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention (AWHP)

March 7, 2023 admin 0

I am thrilled to join the Alliance for Women’s Health & Prevention (AWHP) as its first CEO. In just a few months, the organization has established itself as a thoughtful voice advocating for equitable, accessible and affordable preventive care for all […]

It Shouldn’t Take a Fiery Crash and Toxic Spill to Push Action on Railroad Safety

February 24, 2023 admin 0

By Ben Jealous People around East Palestine, Ohio, have been warned not to run their vacuum cleaners. That was the reality two weeks after a train derailment in the village of about 4,700 people near the border with Pennsylvania […]

The Thick, Blue Line: Policing in the Black Community

February 3, 2023 admin 0

By Beverly Dawn Whatley, M.Ed. “Keep both hands on the wheel”. “Don’t make any fast moves.” “Ask and reach slowly for your ID.” “Answer.” “When you can, put your hands up.” “Don’t fight or run.” “Live another day.” Lines from […]

WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention

December 8, 2022 admin 0

Washington CNN — WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday. A source familiar with the matter tells CNN that the swap involves convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The swap did not include another American that […]